one-day coyote hunting tournament in Williston, ND October 28, 2017There will be a rules meeting and Calcutta Auction at 7:00 p.m. October 27 at the Fair Grounds, Agra Sports Center, 513 53rd St NW, Williston, ND. Blocks will be distributed at that time. The afternoon check-in will be at 7:00 p.m. at the same location October 28.This hunting tournament is a one-day contest with a $100 per team entry fee (see rules for details). 1st 30%, 2nd 25%, 3rd 20%, 4th 15%, & 5th 10% place finishes will be awarded to the teams with the highest one-day total. Additional prizes (11 guns, Hats, gas cards.. like last year).

Coyotehunter.net will be holding a 1- day coyote-hunting tournament in Williston, ND October 29, 2011. We will be holding a rules meeting and Calcutta Auction at 7:00pm October 28, 2011 at the American Legion, we will be passing out blocks at that time. The afternoon check-in will be at 7:00 PM at the American Legion October 29, 2011. This hunting tournament is a one-day contest, $100 per team (see rules for details). 1st 30%, 2nd 25%, 3rd 20%, 4th 15%, & 5th 10% place finishes will be awarded to the teams with the highest 1-day total. Looks like we should have several guns and gas cards to give away for the hunt. More info to follow at coyotehunter.net. A scholarship will be awarded based on participation in the tournament, must be a senior at Trinity Christian School in Williston, ND, and submit a 1000-word essay on coyote hunting. There will be a 5 person panel that will vote for who will be awarded the scholarship after the tournament. to raise money for the Scholarship. You do not have to be in the hunt to participate in the Calcutta. Cash will be awarded for the largest and smallest coyotes. Go to http://www.coyotehunter.net to register at the on-line store. For information, rules and entry form, contact: 307-359-1848

Tournament Rules1. Entry fee shall be $100 per team. Payback will be as follows: 1st 30%, 2nd 25%, 3rd 20%, 4th 15%, & 5th 10%. If there are 15 teams or less Payback will be as follows: 1st 30%, 2nd 25%, 3rd 20% After expenses have been met 100% of the remaining funds will be available for payout. All prize money will be mailed to contestants the week after the tournament.2. Largest coyote ($15) and smallest coyote ($15) weights will be taken at check in. (100% payback). 3. $10 from each entry will be put towards the payout for the Coyote Classic Tournament Series payout.4. Use of an airplane, Para planes, ultra lights, ATV’s and/or snowmobiles the day of the tournament to locate predators is prohibited. Predators can not be shot from your vehicle.5. Predators can be taken with any center fire rifle .24 cal. and smaller 6. No more than two persons per team. One vehicle only.7. Core temperatures will be taken from all predators at checked-in. Predators will be disallowed if temperature and time do not match.8. The blocks will be distributed at the rules meeting. Blocks will be placed in each coyote’s mouth immediately upon retrieval. The block must have the team number, and time of day marked clearly on the tag. Bands will be provided to place around the coyote’s mouth (top & bottom) to secure the block. THE BLOCK MUST BE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY AND BANDED IN THE COYOTES MOUTH. ANY COYOTE TURNED IN WITHOUT A PROPERLY FILLED OUT BLOCK (SEQUENCE NUMBER, TEMPERATURE, TEAM NUMBER) BANDED IN THE COYOTES MOUTH WILL BE DISALLOWED. Coyotes must be exposed to the outdoors. Coyotes cannot be placed in plastic bags, enclosed boxes, or stored inside a vehicle. It is impossible to get consistent core temps. if these standards are not followed by everyone. NO EXEPTIONS.9. All entrants must be present and available at evening check-ins. We will be picking 5 teams at random by number to be mediators, with 5 additional teams as alternates prior to the start of the tournament. In the case a team with any coyotes that are disqualified during the check-ins, the team/s with the rule infraction will have an opportunity—after check-in on Saturday—to request a review by their peers. The review will be of the facts as they pertain to the coyotes in question. One member of each of the five teams will have a vote, and the majority vote will be the final ruling. The team that requests the review will have to pay an additional $25 upon that request. This $25 will be refunded back in the event the ruling in question is overturned, If the ruling stands, the $25 will be forfeited by the team who requested the review. This is not an opportunity to re-write rules, but an opportunity to an impartial review of the facts. NOTE: Rule 18 is not reviewable, and is only enforceable by the tournament director.10. No live decoys and /or dogs. (No running predators with dogs.11. No baiting.12. Total weight will determine the placing if there is a tie.13. Both team members must be present at the rules meeting. 14. No pooling of animals between teams.15. Check in times strongly enforced. It is the contestant’s responsibility to check in with a tournament official. Start time will be ½ before sunrise and check in times 7:00PM 16. You have to locate and call your own predators. You cannot have a second team or individual out scouting for you.17. All coyotes that are checked in will be inspected and will be a donation to the tournament to help cover the costs of the event. Points will be awarded for the following predators: Coyote =10, Fox=518. Sportsmanship. Any team—upon the sole discretion of the tournament director—that shows a lack of consideration for other teams, the rules, or is just being an all-around asshole, will be refunded their entry fee and asked to leave. If it is determined that any team or team member who—in the past—has a history of questionable actions, coyotes, behavior, etc., that is deemed detrimental to the enjoyment of the tournament by others, they will be banned from entering the tournament. No team has an inherent right to hunt tournaments sponsored, promoted or officiated by Coyotehunter.net, and Coyotehunter.net reserves the right to refuse entry to any team or team member who has displayed the above mentioned unsportsmanship-like behavior. 19. Scholarship will be awarded based on participation in the tournament, must be a senior at Trinity Christian School in Williston, ND, and submit a 1000-word essay on coyote hunting. There will be a 5 person panel that will vote for who will be awarded the scholarship after the tournament.

Thanks Coyotehunter, Brad, The Oyloe's, Challenger Industries, Olympic Arms, Scenic Sports, Simonson's, participants, and everyone else that contributed to the success of this hunt! We'll definitely spread the word and be back next year! Also, great job to all teams that placed!

Thanks everyone who made it out. Pretty low turn out, only 14 teams this year. We will get results posted as soon as we can. Over $15,000 in cash and prizes at this hunt. Very surprised with the turn out.

Man I really wanted to hunt this thing! I had a blast in Minot and felt we had learned a few new things and was ready to compete! Well ok maybe a little over the top on the motivation! ha..

The part that really sucked is that I had to work and wasn't able to compete in the tournament. The part the extremely sucked was that my work had me in Williston most of the day on Saturday!!! I wanted to get away just to go look at those new rifles!! Good job to those that participated and for those that won those new Olympic Arms rifles - I'm in the market for one!!!!!!

Wish you could have made it. How to justify taking vacation time from work, arranging for someone to watch the dogs, away from my daughter Halloween weekend, drive 900 miles round trip and all the other things that go with running a tournament (stuffing envelopes, ads, building blocks...) for 14 teams and 14 coyotes. Long drive home.....

We had a great time and the teams that showed up had some adverse weather conditions including high winds and some rain. We had fourteen teams registered that seen a total of 46 coyotes and 14 coyotes harvested.

Smallest coyotes went to the team of Troy and Robin Johnson with a coyote weighing 19lbs 8oz paying $195

Biggest coyote went to the team of Brady Spooner and Andrew Wiseman with a mammoth coyote weighing 44lbs 14oz and also paying $195

5th place this year went to Jason and Dan Arnson with one coyote paying $70 (tie breaker by weight 1lb difference)

4th Place this year went to Nick Nielsen and Matt Klabo with two coyotes paying $105

3rd Place this year went to Troy and Robin Johnson with three coyotes paying $140 plus they owned themselves in the calcutta which payed an additional $296.80 for a total of $436.80

2nd Place this year went to Brady Spooner and Andrew Wiseman with three coyotes paying $175 plus they owned themselves in the calcutta which payed and additional $445.20 for a total of $620.20 (tie breaker by weight almost 27lb difference)

1st Place this year went to Marty Oyloe and Mitch Kvernum with four coyotes paying $210.00 plus they owned themselves in the calcutta which payed an additional $742 for a total of $952.00

We had nine guns given away at this years hunt which entailed a vicious game of "Paper, Rock, Scissors" between teamates. We also had gas cards, a gift certificate to Scenic Sports and numerous hats t-shirts and a pair of binoculars.